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Hair Ornament

Unknownlate 19th or early 20th century

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Engraved with five circled black dots on both sides of the flattened center portion. One end widens and is cut straight across.

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Details

Title: Hair Ornament
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: late 19th or early 20th century
Location Created: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Type: Accessories
Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2916/Hair_Ornament
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (1 x 17.5 cm)
Culture: Mangbetu
Collection: Arts of Africa
Accession number: 22.690

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